Minister retracts controversial remark, apologizes

Kozo Yamamoto, the minister for regional revitalization, speaks during a lower house panel session in Tokyo on April 17, 2017. Yamamoto earlier the same day retracted and apologized for remarks in which he likened curators' guidance for foreign tourists to cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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